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Warning of renewed forced-labour enforcement in US after Hanwha cells reportedly detained

August 6, 2025
Clean Energy Associates has warned its clients of a renewed danger of Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act enforcement against solar PV products under US president Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio.
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CBP denies Maxeon’s protests against detention of modules, Maxeon to ‘establish alternative’ supply chains

April 8, 2025
US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has denied Maxeon’s protests made against its detention of the company’s modules brought into the US.
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Can the solar industry police itself?

February 11, 2025
PV Tech Premium spoke with Alexia Ruvoletto, former head of the Solar Stewardship Initiative, about its supply traceability standard.
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JA Solar UFLPA factory ‘ceased production in 2018’, SSI claims after investigation

January 29, 2025
The SSI has now reinstated JA Solar’s membership “with immediate effect” after an investigation, in contrast with the US government.
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SSI suspends JA Solar membership following UFLPA listing

January 16, 2025
Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.
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JA Solar subsidiary added to US forced labour prevention list

January 15, 2025
As of today, "goods produced by the named 37 entities will be prohibited from entering the United States," the government said.
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Maxeon to launch protests against CBP’s continued detention of modules made in Mexico

November 15, 2024
Maxeon has announced plans to submit 'one or more protests' against CBP for its continued detainment of its modules produced in Mexico.
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Maxeon reports losses of US$7.8 million as CBP detains Mexican module imports to the US

September 3, 2024
Maxeon has published losses of US$7.8 million, alongside falling module shipments, in its financial results covering Q2 2024.
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Mission Solar eyes utility and C&I return with new PV module launches

July 17, 2024
US-based PV manufacturer Mission Solar Energy has unveiled three new modules aimed at commercial and industrial and utility-scale projects.
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Detentions of forced labour-linked solar imports to US drop in June 2024

July 10, 2024
Detention of electronics by US customs, which includes solar PV products, has dropped to its lowest since the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2022.

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